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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Stoner serve on in regards to Charles Walker's oral examination?
(a) His dean.
(b) His advisor.
(c) His examining committee.
(d) His teacher.

2. What kind of seminar does Stoner allow a student to take in Chapter IX?
(a) The Sonnet.
(b) Petrarch.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Renaissance literature.

3. What does Stoner come down with in Chapter XIV?
(a) Severe flu.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Mono.
(d) Cancer.

4. Who does Stoner learn will be the new head of the English department from Finch?
(a) Finch.
(b) Frye.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Lomax.

5. How does Stoner describe his relationship with Edith after beginning an affair with Katherine?
(a) Friendlier.
(b) More abusive.
(c) Much worse.
(d) Livilier.

6. Where do Stoner and Katherine go for their only trip away together?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) The Ozarks.
(d) Hawaii.

7. Who helps Walker throughout his oral examination?
(a) Finch.
(b) Masters.
(c) Lomax.
(d) Sloane.

8. How is Stoner and Katherine's affair described at the beginning of Chapter XIII?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Joyously.
(c) Bumpy.
(d) Nice.

9. Who does Edith begin using against Stoner after her father's death?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Grace.
(c) Ed.
(d) David.

10. What is Stoner certain of regarding Katherine when he realizes he has feelings for her?
(a) She is too young.
(b) She is too old.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She isn't interested in him.

11. How long is Stoner and Katherine's only trip away together?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

12. Who is not present at Walker's oral examination?
(a) Finch.
(b) Lomax.
(c) Holland.
(d) Frye.

13. Which of the following excuses does Stoner not use to see Katherine after helping her with her schoolwork in Chapter XII?
(a) Offers advice for her dissertation.
(b) Helps with translations.
(c) Brings her lunch.
(d) Gives her books.

14. Whose schedule is made so that Stoner never sees them in Chapter XI?
(a) Lomax's.
(b) Katherine's.
(c) Finch's.
(d) Grace's.

15. Who arrives late for Stoner's seminar in Chapter IX?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Katherine Driscoll.
(d) Charles Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the graduate student Stoner meets with at the beginning of Chapter IX?

2. Who tries to convince Lomax to give Stoner his good class schedule back in Chapter XIV?

3. What kind of company does Edith become involved in after her father's death?

4. Who questions Stoner about his conduct against Walker in Chapter X?

5. How does Lomax say that Stoner has treated Walker after he refuses to pass him?

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